the LORD.^15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah
the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam
and Jeroboam continually.^16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
CHAPTER CHRONICLES 13Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.^2 He reigned three
years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And
there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.^3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of
valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array
against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
(^4) And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me,
thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;^5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom
over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?^6 Yet Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his
lord.^7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened
themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted,
and could not withstand them.^8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the
hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which
Jeroboam made you for gods.^9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and
the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that
whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be
a priest of them that are no gods.^10 But as for us, the LORDis our God, and we have not forsaken
him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait
upon their business:^11 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt
sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the
candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the
LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.^12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain,
and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not
against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
(^13) But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah,
and the ambushment was behind them.^14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was
before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.^15 Then
the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.^16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah:
and God delivered them into their hand.^17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great